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Congenital Abnormalities and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

Asked by Cat SmithLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 60059

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children with a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Syndrome also have a diagnosis of (a) Spina Bifida, (b) neural tube defects, (c) Cardiac/heart malformations, (d) Kidney malformations and (e)

Answered by Ashley Dalton

Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies. The information requested is not held centrally.

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